TAX NEWS - January 2010

Tax Centers on IRS Website can help clarify specific tax issues

IRS website now has several Tax Centers designed to provide relevant tax related information for specific industries and professions. Tax Centers are available for the Agricultural Industry to the Trucking Industry. A full listing is available on the Industries/Professions page on IRS website.


Agriculture Tax Center
Links to agriculture-related topics such as tax tips, financial resources, trends and statistics, forms, and more.


Audit Techniques Guides (ATGs)
The Audit Techniques Guides (ATG) focus on developing highly trained examiners for a particular market segment. These Guides contain examination techniques, common and unique industry issues, business practices, industry terminology and other information to assist examiners in performing examinations.

Automotive Tax Center
The links on this page provide information such as tax tips and trends and statistics for the Automotive industry.


Bartering Tax Center
Bartering is the trading of one product or service for another. Usually there is no exchange of cash. The rules for reporting barter transactions may vary. The links on this page provide information about one-on-one bartering between individuals and businesses, third party bartering through a modern barter exchange company, and federal tax responsibilities for reporting bartering proceeds.


Child Care Tax Center
The Child Care Tax Center contains links to child care related topics such as the Child Care Provider Audit Techniques Guide, forms, publications, and related links.


Construction Tax Center
The Construction industry page contains explanations of Federal tax topics related to the construction industry, news articles and educational IRS Publications.


Disaster Assistance and Emergency Relief for Individuals and Businesses
Special tax law provisions may help taxpayers and businesses recover financially from the impact of a disaster, especially when the president declares their location to be a major disaster area. Depending on the circumstances, the IRS may grant additional time to file returns and pay taxes.

E-Business & E-Commerce Tax Center
Tax Center for E-Business and E-Commerce Taxpayers and tax preparers. Provides a centralized source for E-Business and E-Commerce related issues.

Entertainment Tax Center
The links on this page provide information such as tax tips and trends and statistics for the Entertainment industry.


Fishing Tax Center
This page provides links to the most common topics in the fishing industry.


Gas Retailers Tax Center
The links on this page provide information such as tax tips and trends and statistics for Gas Retailers.


Industries and Professions Partners
This page contains links to various small business industry specific groups and other professional associations.


Manufacturing Tax Center
The links on this page provide information such as tax tips and trends and statistics for the Manufacturing industry.


Online Auction Sellers Tax Center
The links on this page provide information about tax responsibilities for online auction sellers.


Payroll Professionals Tax Center - Information for Payroll Professionals and Their Clients
Information for payroll professionals and their clients. This page includes links to information on employment taxes, worker classification, electronic filing, employment tax related forms and publications, news and events, and more.


Real Estate Tax Center
The links on this page provide information such as tax tips and trends and statistics for the Real Estate industry.


Restaurants Tax Center
The links on this page provide information such as tax tips and trends and statistics for the Restaurant industry.


Trucking Tax Center
The links on this page provide information such as tax tips and trends and statistics for the trucking industry.


Tax Professionals
The links on this page provide information such as Servicewide Key Messages, Circular 230, and the Tax Gap for Tax Professionals.